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Democrats: Absent Tax Hikes, We're Totally Willing to Head Over the Fiscal Cliff

oldervoter68 Wrote: Nov 17, 2012 1:14 AM

OK, $4 for $1 still leaves the govt about $400B short of balance. BTW, gwb's largest deficit (2004) was $413B. What does this tell us? The dems really believe deficits don't matter. Anybody ready (in 10-15 years) to visit Yellowstone Park brought to you by Microsoft (selling naming rights may be one way out of the deficit, if we are not all willing to see all the gwb tax rates to expire).

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Democrats: Absent Tax Hikes, We're Totally Willing to Head Over the Fiscal Cliff

Profoundly irresponsible? Of course. Politically insane? Not really. I'll expound on the second point in a moment, but first, let's survey the brazen talk from Team Blue -- with massive, recession-inducing tax hikes hanging in the balance. Our new friend Patty Murray is at the front of the line:

Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) says that if Republicans do not agree to let tax cuts expire for Americans making over $250,000 per year, the country should go over the fiscal cliff, which would allow automatic cuts in spending and the expiration of all tax cuts to...

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